Jamaican jerk on the river

Donovan’s Shady Harbor Marina on the Hudson River in New Baltimore held its second annual Caribbean Jerk-Off BBQ Competition on Saturday afternoon. Eleven amateur teams from Hudson and Mohawk river marinas and boat clubs competed for bragging rights and prizes, including a last-place trophy shaped like a toilet. Congrats to the competitors, many of whose dishes I would have been happy to pay for in a casual restaurant setting.

Below is one of the winning dishes. More food after the jump. Because this was a community event and because I don’t want risk having anonymous commenters insult the hard work of amateur cooks by name, I’ve chosen not to identify the participants.

Teams set up cooking stations around the Shady Harbor parking lot and grounds.